Following the successful Gökova Bay marine habitat restoration achieved over the past five years, the Mediterranean Conservation Society (MCS) will expand its activities to the nearby Datça-Bozburun Peninsulas so as to  foster their restoration and ensure their connectivity with the Gökova Bay. The MCS will work with the government, local communities and other relevant stakeholders to stop Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and destruction to marine habitats, and will also conduct research, monitoring, and protection activities for endangered Mediterranean species such as Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica), the endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), and the endangered sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus).

Pictures © Zafer Kızılkaya and Erol Güren/AKD

Through this project the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) and WWF Spain will pilot an innovative certification programme to verify the quality of projects for Mediterranean forest restoration in Spain. The aim of the project is to develop and test a quality “seal of approval” for forest restoration. Experience from this project may then lead to such a certification programme being expanded to other ecosystems (e.g. other types of forests, biodiverse grasslands etc.) and other regions of the globe. The project will provide guidance, structure, and an auditing process for designing, implementing and funding high quality ecological restoration in Mediterranean forests.

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This project led by Istituto Oikos aims to contribute to the conservation of mangroves and biodiversity in the Mecufi and Metuge coastal areas of the Cabo Delgado (Mozambique). Local institutions and communities will receive trainings and guidelines on participatory and sustainable mangrove management, before implementing pilot actions of mangrove restoration. In parallel, adaptive livelihood activities such as aquaculture and beekeeping will be promoted and a community awareness campaign involving the population and school students will supplement the mangrove conservation programme.

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This project supports traditional communities in northern Minas Gerais and Serra do Espinhaço in securing their land rights and managing their resources sustainably. Besides providing legal assistance to the communities for the recognition of their rights on traditional land and promoting the development of community-based natural resources management systems, the project partners will foster the development of organic agriculture and agroecology as well as the development of sustainable and profitable value chains.  

Pictures © Valda Nogueira, CGS, Codecex

The project “Tree planters are the roots of the world!” carries out fruit tree planting and reforestation activities in Bolivia and Congo DRC. The first component, entitled « Feeder villages », consists in promoting the planting of 20,000 fruit trees in public squares and family courtyards, in order to promote access to healthy food for the poorest families. The second component aims to reforest degraded land, in order to preserve biodiversity and ecosystem services for the benefit of local populations. The FAW supports the Bolivian part of this project.   

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